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Comedy and the Politics of Representation - Mocking the Weak (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
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Comedy and the Politics of Representation - Mocking the Weak (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Series: Palgrave Studies in Comedy
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This edited collection explores the representations of identity in
comedy and interrogates the ways in which "humorous" constructions
of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, class and disability
raise serious issues about privilege, agency and oppression in
popular culture. Should there be limits to free speech when humour
is aimed at marginalised social groups? What are the limits of free
speech when comedy pokes fun at those who hold social power? Can
taboo joking be used towards politically progressive ends? Can
stereotypes be mocked through their re-invocation? Comedy and the
Politics of Representation: Mocking the Weak breaks new theoretical
ground by demonstrating how the way people are represented mediates
the triadic relationship set up in comedy between teller, audience
and butt of the joke. By bringing together a selection of essays
from international scholars, this study unpacks and examines the
dynamic role that humour plays in making and remaking identity and
power relations in culture and society.
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